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3 | ->''"I was never really pretty, so for someone like myself it's more useful to be a character actress than a leading actress... in television especially, they want real wrinkles."'' |
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5 | Joan Bogle Hickson [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]], (5 August 1906 -- 17 October 1998), was a British actress best known for her portrayal of Literature/MissMarple. |
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7 | She went to RADA in London and first appeared on stage in 1927. She often played comedic or eccentric characters. |
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9 | Her first film appearance came seven years later as Mabel in the short film ''Trouble in Store''. In The40s she appeared in Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Appointment with Death''. Christie wrote a note to her afterward stating, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". |
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11 | When Creator/TheBBC began producing Creator/AgathaChristie's works in The80s, Hickson was cast as Miss Marple in [[Series/MissMarple1984 all 12 adaptations]], receiving two MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} nominations in 1987 and 1988. Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII was reported to have been a big fan of her portrayal and told her so when she was bestowed with the OBE. |
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13 | She died of a stroke at the age of 92. |
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17 | !!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in: |
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19 | [[AC:Film]] |
20 | * ''Film/TheManWhoCouldWorkMiracles'' (1939) -- Effie |
21 | * ''Film/ISeeADarkStranger'' (1946) -- Manx Hotel Manageress |
22 | * ''Film/SailorOfTheKing'' (1953) -- Hotel Manageress (UncreditedRole) |
23 | * ''Film/TheMillionPoundNote'' (1954) -- Maggie (UncreditedRole) |
24 | * ''{{Film/Doctor in the House|1954}}'' (1954) -- Mrs. Groaker |
25 | * ''Film/DoctorAtSea'' (1955) -- Mrs. Thomas |
26 | * ''Film/TheManWhoNeverWas'' (1956) -- Landlady |
27 | * ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Sister |
28 | * ''{{Film/The 39 Steps|1959}}'' (1959) -- Miss Dobson |
29 | * ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'' (1959) -- Saleswoman |
30 | * ''Film/CarryOnConstable'' (1960) -- Mrs. May |
31 | * ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Nurse (UncreditedRole) |
32 | * ''Film/TunesOfGlory'' (1960) -- Party Guest (UncreditedRole) |
33 | * ''Film/NoKidding'' (1960) -- Cook |
34 | * ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Matron |
35 | * ''Film/RaisingTheWind'' (1961) -- Mrs. Bostwick |
36 | * ''Film/MurderSheSaid'' (1961) -- Mrs. Kidder |
37 | * ''Film/HeavensAbove'' (1963) -- Housewife |
38 | * ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter'' (1968) -- Landlady |
39 | * ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' (1970) -- Mrs. Grubb |
40 | * ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' (1973) -- Mrs. Sprout |
41 | * ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' (1973) -- Mrs. Dukes |
42 | * ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' (1974) -- Mrs. Radlett |
43 | * ''Film/OneOfOurDinosaursIsMissing'' (1975) -- Mrs. Gibbons |
44 | * ''Film/{{Clockwise}}'' (1986) -- Mrs. Trellis |
45 | [[AC:Series]] |
46 | * ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "The Paperhangers" (1969) -- Elsie Francis |
47 | * ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', episode "Dream" (1972) -- Nurse |
48 | * ''Series/WhateverHappenedToTheLikelyLads'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Count Down", "End of an Era"[[/labelnote]] (1973) -- Mrs. Chambers |
49 | * ''Series/TheUpperCrusts'', episode "A Tradition of Service" (1973) -- Mrs. Stubbs |
50 | * ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" (1976) -- Mother |
51 | * ''Series/{{Miss Marple|1984}}'', 21 episodes (1984-92) -- Miss Jane Marple |
52 | * ''Series/ScreenTwo'', episode "Century" (1996) -- Mrs. Whiteweather |
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